Table A-2. Percentage distribution of recipients of a GED, by age group 16 and above: 1998 through 2004
Year	Number passed	Age Group
		16	17	18	19	20–24	25 or over
1998	480,947	2.8	11.8	19.1	12.2	24.1	30.0
1999	498,015	3.3	12.9	16.1	12.3	24.3	31.1
2000	486,997	3.2	13.0	16.5	12.2	24.9	30.2
2001	648,022	2.9	11.5	14.7	11.5	26.4	33.0
2002	329,515	4.4	15.8	17.4	11.6	24.6	26.2
2003	387,470	3.9	14.6	16.8	11.4	25.9	27.4
2004	405,724	4.0	14.0	16.8	11.4	26.2	27.6
NOTE: Data apply to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The numbers and percentage distributions for 1996–2001 were reported in the original source as the number receiving a credential. SOURCE: American Council on Education, GED Testing Service, Who Took the GED?, 1998 to 2001, and Who Passed the GED Tests?, 2002 to 2004.